A universally popular song and the Olympics are probably the two most powerful unifying forces that exist in American culture.
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The Olympic Trials, the trials of life, and televised lessons for living
Olympic Trials are an education in character–for athletes and possibly the viewers too.
Swimmer Katie Ledecky is getting faster
Here is Washington Post sportswriter Dave Sheinin: By the last few lengths of the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle Tuesday at the World Aquatic Championships, Katie Ledecky was swimming against only the clock and the ghost of her younger self. In the […]
How ABC and the “Miracle on Ice” shaped Olympic television coverage
Here is a taste of Bruce Berglund‘s fascinating piece at The Washington Post: The 1980 Lake Placid games changed everything. In the lead-up to the Games, the preview issue of Sports Illustrated had a vastly different look, starting with the […]
How did the 2022 Winter Olympics end up in Beijing?
Those who listen to The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast know historian Bruce Berglund. He last appeared on the show in February 2021 to talk about his new book on global hockey. You can listen to that interview here. […]
Should we blame NBC for Simone Biles’s withdrawal from competition?
Richard Zoglin makes a compelling argument in a recent op-ed at The Washington Post. Here is a taste: Is NBC to blame for Simone Biles’s Olympic withdrawal? I am overstating the case, of course. But to understand Biles’s decision to […]
An evangelical anti-vaxxer in the Olympic pool
His name is Michael Andrew and he ran out of gas on the last leg of yesterday’s final in the 200 meter individual medley. Watch: Rowdy Gaines said it all: “He’s done.” Out of the pool, Michael Andrew is a […]
They are coming:
July 23 to August 8, 2021. Tokyo